Association of Children's Museums (ACM) is an international not-for-profit professional service organization representing and advocating for the children's museum field. ACM's mission is to build the capacity of children's museums to serve as town squares for children and families where play inspires creativity and lifelong learning. Currently, ACM serves over 500 museums, businesses and individuals.

Benefits of Membership

Applications

You can apply for membership in two simple steps.

1. Select and print the application form for your class of membership
2. Fill out the form, and return it with a check or payment information to ACM.

Museum Application

Corporate Application

Individual Application

University Application

Questions?

Contact Chandi Rajakaruna: Program Officer, Membership
Phone: 202-898-1080
Fax: 202-898-1086
Email: acm@ChildrensMuseums.org

Museum Benefits

Sponsor Museum Benefits

• Recognition at InterActivity
• Recognition in ACMForum, a quarterly newsletter of museum news
• Recognition in the ACM Annual Report
• Additional copies of subscriptions to:
  • Hand to Hand, ACM's quarterly journal of museum trends
  • ACM Forum
  • ACM E-Update, ACM's periodic electronic newsletter of member news and marketing opportunities
• One free set of ACM Member mailing labels
• ALL General Museum Member Benefits

General Museum Benefits

These benefits apply unless otherwise noted to open children's museums, emerging children's museums, international children's museums, and affilated museums such as but not limited to art and history collection-based museums dedicated to serving children and families.

• Marketing opportunities, including member link on ACM Web site, access to ACM programs with grant makers and strategic partnerships
• Access to ACM's Member's Only online resources such as ACM's Museum Membership Directory, The Case for Children's Museums and Vision Marketing Kit and the Grants and Awards Calendar
• Eligibility for Reciprocal Membership Program (children's museums only)
• Annual subscription to Hand to Hand, plus reduced additional copy rate
• Annual subscription to ACMForum
• Annual subscription to ACM E-Update, ACM's monthly electronic newsletter
• One free copy of the ACM Professional Standards Document
• Six free ACM statistical queries per year for open children's museums
• Three free ACM statistical queries per year for emerging children's museums
• One free job posting on the ACM Museum Jobs site (additional postings are for a fee at the member-rate)
• Voting privileges (one vote per museum)
  
• Discount on exhibit listings on the ACM Exhibits Marketplace site
• Discount on registration fee for InterActivity, as well as an additional 5% discount off member fees for five or more staff members
• Discount on ACM's publications
• Eligibility for MetLife Foundation and Association of Children's Museums Promising Practice Award (U.S. children's museums only)
• Eligibility for Universal Design for Learning Award (U.S. children's museums only)
• Eligibility for ACM Council and Committees
• Networking with children's museums

Corporate Benefits

CORPORATE CORE BENEFITS

• Subscription to Hand to Hand, ACM's quarterly journal reporting on trends in the field
• Subscription to ACMForum, a quarterly newsletter featuring museum news
• Annual subscription to ACM E-Update, ACM's monthly electronic newsletter
  
• One free job posting on the ACM Museum Jobs site (additional postings are for a fee at the member-rate)
  
• Discounts on conference registration and exhibit booths at ACM's InterActivity, the world's largest children's museum conference
• Free admission for one member to ACM Reciprocal Museums (limited to one visit per museum per year)
• Inclusion in ACM's Products & Services List
• Inclusion in the Yellow Pages section of the ACM Membership Directory with contact information and a description services.
• Access to customized queries from the ACM database of museum statistics
• Discount on exhibit listings on the ACM Exhibits Marketplace site
  
  

Individual Benefits

• Inclusion as an integral member of ACM, the premiere organization representing and advocating for the children's museum field
• Networking with children's museums
• Discounts on publications and programs
• Inclusion in the ACM Membership Directory
• Subscription to Hand to Hand, a professional and scholarly journal
• Subscription to ACMForum, a newsletter of museum news and corporate spotlights
• Annual subscription to ACM E-Update, ACM's monthly electronic newsletter
• Discounts on conference registration and exhibit booths at ACM's InterActivity, the world's largest children's museum conference
• Access to ACM's Member's Only online community and resources

University Benefits

*Institutions eligible for this category of membership include colleges, universities and independently-run research facilites.

• Special rate for the 'Academic Publications Package,' which includes Collective Vision, Capturing the Vision, The Standards of Excellence in Early Learning and many more
• Listing on the Academic Programs/Resources Page on ACM's Web site, highlighting University Members' programs
• Access to ACM's Member's Only online community, which includes ACM's Research Repository
  
• Inclusion in the annual ACM Membership Directory and a complimentary copy
• Subscription to Hand to Hand, a professional and scholarly journal
• Subscription to ACMForum, a newsletter of museum news and corporate spotlights
• Annual subscription to ACM E-Update, ACM's monthly electronic newsletter
• Discounts on conference registration and exhibit booths at ACM's InterActivity, the world's largest children's museum conference